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08 November 2018
A large-scale multi-agency training exercise took place on Portland to test the emergency services’ response to a major incident.
This exercise was held during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday 7 November 2018 and was designed to enhance the s...

10 July 2017
An exercise to test the emergency response to finding missing people took place in Holt Heath Nature Reserve on Friday 7 July 2017.
Specially trained officers, the NPAS helicopter, Dorset Search and Rescue, Wessex 4x4 and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Re...

05 October 2016
Dorset Police will be conducting a multi-agency major incident exercise in Bournemouth and is reassuring the public not to be concerned.
The exercises will take place on two consecutive Thursdays - 6 and 13 October 2016 - between 8pm and midnight at the ...

28 April 2016
The final day of a three-day exercise based around a serious collision tested plans to respectfully manage a large number of fatalities today (Thursday 28 April).
Activities were based at the Bournemouth Public Mortuary at Holly Tree Lodge, with a simula...

27 April 2016
A three-day exercise staged around a serious multi-vehicle collision has tested how local organisations would help people recover from a major incident.
While some police investigation continued at the simulated collision site near Ringwood Road in West ...

26 April 2016
A three-day exercise to test the emergency response to, and aftermath of, a serious collision started today (Tuesday 26 April 2016).
The collision - involving two large coaches, a minibus, a lorry, a bicycle and five cars - was staged at a site near Ringw...